District Court Act 1973 District Court Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002 (2002-412) [GG No 106 of 28.6.2002, p 4690] (NSW)

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New South Wales

District Court Amendment (Fees)

Regulation 2002

under the

District Court Act 1973

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the District Court Act 1973.

BOB DEBUS, M.P.,

Attorney General

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to increase certain court fees (set out in the District Court Regulation 2000) to be paid to a registrar in respect of the business of the District Court under the District Court Act 1973.

The fee increases are in line with movements in the Consumer Price Index.

This Regulation is made under the District Court Act 1973, including section 150

(Regulations: Court fees).

Published in Gazette No 106 of 28 June 2002, page 4690	Page 1
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Clause 1 District Court Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002

District Court Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002

1     Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the District Court Amendment (Fees)

Regulation 2002.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 July 2002.

3 Amendment of District Court Regulation 2000

The District Court Regulation 2000 is amended as set out in

Schedule 1.

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Amendment Schedule 1

Schedule 1 Amendment

(Clause 3)

Schedule 1

Omit the Schedule. Insert instead:

Schedule 1 Court fees (Clause 4)

$

1	(1)	Filing a statement of claim or any other originating
process (other than the filing of an originating
process referred to in paragraph (2)) 408.00
(2)	Filing an originating process by way of a notice of
appeal 169.00
(3)	Filing a notice of cross-claim or third or subsequent
party notice 408.00
2	Filing a notice of motion under Part 16 of the District
Court Rules 1973 (not being a filing referred to in
item 1) 53.00
3	(1)	Filing a requisition for a civil trial by a jury (to be
paid by the party requesting a jury) 698.00
(2)	Daily retention fee (to be paid by the party
requesting a jury for each day a jury is required after
the first day of a civil trial) 317.00
4	Making a copy of any document, for each page 2.00
(minimum fee of $10.00)
5	Supply of duplicate tape recording of sound-recorded
evidence, for each cassette 33.00
6	For each copy of the transcript of any proceedings:
(a) for each page, where the matter being

transcribed is under 3 months old	7.10
(minimum fee for 1 to 8 pages of $60.00)
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Schedule 1 Amendment

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(b)	for each page, where the matter being
transcribed is 3 months old or older 8.10

(minimum fee for 1 to 8 pages of $70.00)

7	Service or attempted service of any process or other document, including service by post and preparation of an affidavit of service—for each address at which service of the process or other document is effected or attempted	41.00
8	Execution or attempted execution of any writ or
warrant—for each address at which execution of the
writ or warrant is effected or attempted	51.00
9	Disbursements in executing or attempting to

execute a writ of execution, including a fee for	
keeping possession	

10	Levy on a writ of execution	As prescribed
11	For work undertaken in preparing for a sale of land	by the scale

on instructions from a judgment creditor—if sale  of fees

does not proceed under the

 Sheriff Act

12	The travelling expenses incurred by officers in	1900
conveying an arrested person to prison or to court
13	Attending a view by a jury (to be paid by the party

making the request) 

14	On referral for hearing by an arbitrator under the Arbitration (Civil Actions) Act 1983 (to be paid equally between the parties)	519.00
15	Filing an application for an order under section
18A (1) of the Arbitration (Civil Actions) Act 1983
for the rehearing of an action referred for arbitration	396.00
Note. This amount is subject to any provision of the District any part of this amount.

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16	(1)	To issue a subpoena for production	51.00
(2)	To issue a subpoena for production and to give
evidence	51.00
(3)	To issue a subpoena to give evidence	26.00

BY AUTHORITY

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